The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

GEN. ROBERT TooMBs the north, at Union
college, New Nork. In 1851 hc was in tho
United States senate from Georgia. On tho
'th OF january he made his last speech in tho
senate. 1t was so remarkable thrt old mem
hers remember it and talk of it TO this day.
He demanded the right to take slaves into ali
the territories of the Union and hold them us
property. He demanded, likewise, that slave
property should he protected in the free states
"Iou answer No!' lie shouted. at is tho
price of my allegiance, / would rather SEQ
the population of my own, my native land.
beneath the SOL than that they should support
for one hour such n government"
Gen. Toombs died not long since in Georgia,
boasting to the last that lie had never been
"rrronsirncte,l."
For six weeks after Antietam the Union
army remained inactive in MARYLAND Nov.
! they crossed again into Virginia. McCcl-
IAN was preparing for another campaign
against Lee, whose army had by this time
been increased hy recruiting to nearly 10000
men. Lee, when Mcclellan crossed tile Poto-
mac. rclrca1"l soutlwnrd. ii" himself with
hall his army, marched mp the Shenandoah
l.S:il"n jackson, with thecavall,y, was left
thrc" days larhind him, to watch Mrt'IcIlun.
aud II l"SSi" attack him. This division of
Lees force gave the Fc,lcrals Il favorable op-
rortunity for attack. Mcclellan was about
to take advantage of it. He nasse,l his army
had resolved "na battle speedily. lie was even
directing he disposition ut his iurr,.; for the
Gt';tr! wien, all unexpected To- him, an order
came Nov Z, relieving him from command.
and appointing Gen. Burnside i'll hi, place.
SOMETHING UNIQUE IN WARFARE.
a Struggle in Whcl, TIL" Old Were
Pittcd Against the Young Men.
DR. Wolf, the explorer uf the .Snnhuril
river, hns Just told som" curious facts a!' ut
the l'alulm tribe, who N" becoming dis
tn"uishc'l among, all til" millions Of the Con-
x" basin for their clgern"ss tu accept from
the whites all tho ways of living and ,l. IN
formation that they think will benefit ol.
improve them. Long before tn. whites knew
them they were regarded by the neghholng
tribes ms nmost remarkable, people, and they
are keeping up their reputation.
Until within the past fifteen years the Ba-
lula kept themselves strictly separate from
their ncighh"rs. They had no intercourse
Whatever will. any other tribe This is very
unusual, for the tribes Throughout Africa, if
not l,larrclins with their ncighbols, gen
orally have many commercial dealings with
them, and even in time Of war the women Of
the hostile tribes sometime; mngle in perfect
unity, exchanging their commodities.
The young men among the Balubn finally
decided that 1t would he better for their
tribe to cultivate relations witt, their neigh
bors and open til" country to traders with
other tribes. They had the support Of their
chief, but the old men and gray"nr,ls of tho
tribe set their faces strrnly against the inno-
vution With the conservatism of old ago
they declared that such step would lnIn tho
tribe. As long as they lived, they said. they
would never consent that the BuluLn should
mix with other peoples.
Each side was determined to lave its way,
and the quarrel grew moro and more bitter,
until finally 1T resulted in civil war 1t was
ono of the most remarkable wars ever wagcl
for on one side were ranked the old men, tho
fathers and counsclois of the tribe while on
the other side fought the youth and lustv
strength of the Baluba. The sons were pi,tcl
against their elders, but in this ease as in
Others that might be mentioned, r"n.rr,a-
tis'n was SIMPLY unprogressi"c narrnwmild-
cdnesS, aud wisdom was with the younger
party.
The struggle WIS short and furious. 1t re-
suited III tn" complete overthrow of the Old
men. The ln,red c!i;;endcrc'l ly this unnat-
ural war was 50 in''ms. that the vnuq,iis. lel
We're nearly cy,"riiinat"I Almost all th.
old men were kii'cl or were thrown with
their women into the I.ul,l> Then the Young
men opened their doors to commerce -Ncw
York Sun